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BS 2782-0:2011

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Methods of testing plastic

Part 0: Introduction

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Publication history
First edition published May 1982
Second edition published October 1992
Third edition published May 1995
Fourth edition published April 2004
Fifth (current) published edition September 2011

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Contents
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Content and usage of BS 2782 1
3 Units 1
4 Apparatus and reagents 1
5 Sampling 1
6 Number of test pieces 1
7 Preparation of test pieces 2
8 Direction of testing 2
9 Test report 2
10 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing 2
Annexes
Annex A (informative) List of methods in BS 2782 published separately and
degree of equivalence to international standards 3
Annex B (informative) Method 508A: Rate of burning, laboratory method
(obsolescent) 26
Bibliography 28
List of figures
Figure B.1 – Specimen under test for rate of burning 27
List of tables
Table A.1 – Methods in BS 2782 and corresponding international standards 4

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to ii,
pages 1 to 28, an inside back cover and a back cover.

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Foreword
Publishing information
This British Standard is published by BSI and came into effect on
30 September 2011. It was prepared by Technical Committee PRI/21 Testing of
Plastics. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained
on request to its secretary.

Supersession
This British Standard supersedes BS 2872:2004, which is withdrawn.

Information about this document

Currently, the majority of these test methods are identical to the methods
standardized by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, and where this is so,
they have taken the ISO number (designated BS ISO nnnn, where n is a digit in
the identifier) or are dual numbered with the ISO and BS 2782 numbers.
Additionally, many methods have been adopted as European Standards by
CEN/TC 249, Plastics (designated BS EN ISO nnnn). As methods are revised, the
policy is to discontinue dual numbering and to adopt the ISO number only.
Some methods for which there is no ISO equivalent or where the British
Standard differs from the ISO standard continue as methods within BS 2782. It is
intended that the appropriate test methods, however numbered, be specified in
all British Standards for plastics materials and products. Annex A lists the
remaining methods and the ISO and CEN methods that have been adopted as
British standards.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal
obligations.

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1 Scope
This part of BS 2782 gives a general introduction to the methods of test for
plastics some of which are presented in the other Parts.
Annex A lists the individual methods and Annex B describes an obsolescent
method (508A), formerly given in BS 2782:1970 and still referred to by the
Building Regulations [1].

2 Content and usage of BS 2782

The ISO test methods adopted as British Standards together with the methods in
BS 2782 provide a rationalized collection of methods for testing plastics
materials and includes tests that are applied to moulding and extrusion
compounds, synthetic resins, reinforced plastics, semi-fabricated products such as
sheet, film, rod and tube, and finished articles in the form of mouldings and
extrusions. Many of the methods are restricted to one set of conditions, and are
not necessarily adequate for the production of design data; attention is
therefore drawn to BS 4618. The acquisition and presentation of comparable
data for properties of plastics is given in BS EN ISO 10350 and BS EN ISO 11403.
Many of the methods are not suitable for cellular plastics.

3 Units
Numerical values in BS 2782 are normally expressed in the units of the Système
International d’Unités (SI units), described in ISO 1000.

4 Apparatus and reagents

Apparatus should comply with the requirements of the appropriate British
Standard. Reagents should be of recognized analytical reagent quality unless
otherwise stated, and distilled or demineralized water should be used wherever
water is specified (see BS EN ISO 3696).

5 Sampling
In cases where special precautions are needed to ensure that the test pieces
adequately represent the properties of the material in bulk, a sampling
procedure is given in the specification for the material.

6 Number of test pieces

It is recognized that specifications for test programmes sometimes require use of
different numbers of test pieces from those given in the test method standard.
For example, in production, a more informative and accurate result can be
obtained if fewer test pieces are taken from one article but more articles are
tested. It should be noted, however, that in general, the use of fewer test pieces
yields less reliable results.

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7 Preparation of test pieces
Preparation of test pieces is often one of the most critical stages of the test
procedure, and the specified conditions of preparation should be adhered to. In
general, the procedure adopted enables a test piece representative of the
material under test to be obtained with minimal effect on the properties of the
material. Test piece preparation is normally referred to in each test method
standard, usually by reference to general methods of preparation (see Annex A)
or by reference to standards for the materials or products. It should be noted
that, where no British Standard or other recognized specification exists, the
procedure should be as agreed between the interested parties.

8 Direction of testing
The properties of certain types of sheet material can vary with direction in the
plane of the sheet. In practice it is usual to cut two groups of test pieces with
their major axes respectively parallel and perpendicular to the direction of some
feature of the sheet that is either visible or inferred from knowledge of the
method of its manufacture. For a particular test, the direction of testing is the
direction of the long axis of the test pieces, unless otherwise stated.

9 Test report
When referring to a test procedure, the full reference should be quoted by
giving the number of this British Standard, the method number and the date of
publication, e.g. BS 2782:Method 360A:1991, or BS EN ISO 75-1:1996.

10 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and

testing
The properties of plastics can alter considerably with changes in temperature
and relative humidity. It is usually necessary to condition test pieces before
testing, in addition to controlling the atmosphere during testing, in order to
improve the reproducibility of test results. As large a surface as possible of each
test piece should be exposed to the conditioning atmosphere. Where
appropriate, the test method specifies the conditioning procedure. The standard
atmospheres for conditioning and testing given in BS EN ISO 291 should be used
whenever possible.

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A.1 Parts
BS 2782 comprises the following 12 parts:
Part 1: Thermal properties;
Part 2: Electrical properties;
Part 3: Mechanical properties;
Part 4: Chemical properties;
Part 5: Optical and colour properties, weathering;
Part 6: Dimensional properties;
Part 7: Rheological properties;
Part 8: Other properties;
Part 9: Sampling and test specimen preparation;
Part 10: Glass reinforced plastics;
Part 11: Thermoplastics pipes, fittings and valves;
Part 12: Reinforced plastics pipes, fittings and valves.

A.2 Correspondence between BS 2782 and international

standards
The relationship between the individual methods of BS 2782 and international
standards is given in Table A.1. The equivalent ISO numbers are given.

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Method number Title Date of Alternative

A)
(BS 2782 method publication number
unless otherwise
stated)

130A Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1991 (2002) ISO 182-1

the thermal stability of polyvinyl chloride by (Dual
the Congo red method numbered)
131B Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1983 (1994) —
extensibility after heat ageing of flexible
polyvinyl chloride sheet
131C and 131D Part 1: Thermal properties – Crushing strength 1978 (2002) —
after heating (heat resistance) of
thermosetting moulding material – Crushing
strength after heating (heat resistance) of
thermosetting laminated sheet or mouldings
134A and 134B Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1992 (1999) —
the oxidation induction time of thermoplastics
140AB) Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1992 ISO 1210 (Dual
the burning behaviour of horizontal and numbered)
vertical specimens in contact with a
small-flame ignition source
140D Part 1: Thermal properties – Flammability of a 1997 —
test piece 550 mm × 35 mm of thin polyvinyl
chloride sheeting (laboratory method)
140E (obsolescent) Part 1: Thermal properties – Flammability of a 1982 (1988) —
small, inclined test piece exposed to an alcohol
flame (laboratory method)
150C Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1983 (1994) —
low temperature extensibility of flexible
polyvinyl chloride sheet
150D Part 1: Thermal properties – Cold crack 1976 (1993) —
temperature of film and thin sheeting
151A Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1984 (1992) —
cold bend temperature of flexible polyvinyl
chloride extrusion compound
153A Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1991 (2002) ISO 458-1
stiffness in torsion of flexible materials
(Dual
(general method) numbered)
153B Part 1: Thermal properties – Determination of 1991 (2002) ISO 458-2
stiffness in torsion of flexible materials
(Dual
(method for vinyl chloride compounds)
numbered)
230A Part 2: Electrical properties – Determination of 1982 BS 903 C2
volume resistivity (Dual
numbered)
231A Part 2: Electrical properties – Determination of 1991 BS 903 C1
surface resistivity
(Dual
numbered)
232 Part 2: Electrical properties – Determination of 1992 BS 903 C5
insulation resistance
IEC 60167
(Triple
numbered)

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